Improvement in fences



H. G. HOOD.

y Fence.

Patented July 14, 1863.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

H. G. HOOD, OF HABLAN, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 39,231, dated July 14,1863.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, H. Gr. HOOD, of Harlan,in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented a new andImproved Portable Fence; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanyin g drawings, making a part of this speciiication, inwhich- Y Figure l is a side or face view of two sections or panels of myimproved fence connected together; Fig. 2, a transverse section of thesame, taken in the line x w, Fig. l Fig. 3, a horizontal section of thesame, taken in the line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thesevera-l figures.

This invention relates to an improved fence of that class which aredesigned for temporary erection, or to be readily put up and taken down,and are commonly termed portable fences.77

tion, as hereinafter fully shown and described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A A-represent two sections or panels of a fence, which are formed bynailing boards or strips a to battens B, which may be considered as theposts of the fence. Intermediate battens, C, may also be used tostrengthen the panels. The end battens, B, of the panels are placed sideby side, the butts of the boards or strips a being between them, asshown clearly in Fig. 2. The upper ends of the battens B B have each aninclined dovetail slot, b, made in them, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and D Dare two braces, the upper parts of which are beveled at each side, asshown at c, to correspond with the dovetail sides of the'slots b. (SeeFig. 3.) The upper ends of the braces D D are notched,

as shown at d, Figs. 1 and 2, and these notched ends extend upward abovethe top board or strip of the panels in order that a ring, e, may befitted on them. The inclined slots b give the braces D D an inclinedposition, causing them to spread out from their upper to their lowerends, as shown in Fig. 2, and the ring c, dovetail slots b, and bevelededges or sides c ofthe braces canse the latter to be firmly secured tothe panels and the panels to be rmly connected together. The lowerfendsof the braces are sunk a short distance into the ground.

E represents a pin which passes horizontally through the lower parts ofthe battens B. This pin has a head, f, at one end of it, and theopposite end is split longitudinally to receive a wedge, g. The splitend of the pin passes through an oblong horizontal slot, h, in one ofthebattens, and this slot admits of the panels being adjusted to conform tothe inequalities of the surface of the ground on which they are placed.The pin, it will be seen, keeps the lower parts of the battens in properposition.

This fence may be constructed at a small cost and put up and taken downwith the greatest facility.

The pin E may be of wood or metal, (hard wood would probably bepreferable,) and the ring e may be of metal. All the other parts are ofwood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement with the battens B B, slotted and notched as shown, andthe boards or rails a a of the fastening pin E, the beveled braces D D,and ring c, When all the parts are constructed as herein shown andldescribed.

H. G. HOOD.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. J oHNsoN, B. L. ADAIR.

